Diabetes: Ayurvedic Management

Diabetes or Pramehai (as it is known Ayurvedically) literally means excessive urination or essence of life going out via urinei Ayurveda classifies diabetes as a metabolic disorder caused by vitiated Kapha dosha. It also classifies this disease into 24 types depending upon the vitiated dosha and affected tissues and suggests that the primary causes for the disease are lifestyle habits and consumption of high fatty foods and drinks.

Ayurveda recommends purification and rejuvenation therapies for diabetes. However in todayi practice, Ayurveda doctors go by the principles of modern medicine to control this disease. They primarily advise diabetes patients to switch to a diet with limited protein, carbohydrate and fat intake.

Ayurveda recommends the five fold purification therapy to clear out the auto-antibiotics. This process includes herbal oil application followed by medicated steam bath and medicated enema, purgation, or vomiting therapy. Apart from all purification therapies, Ayurveda also recommends walking or brisk walking for at least 8 kms a day and regular practice of yoga to help relieve the tension and stress.

Common herbs like turmeric, Neem, Indian gooseberry, Indian Asparagus, Indian ginseng, Jamun seeds and bark, Tenospora cordifolia bark, etc.

are widely recommended as single herbs or compound herbs for this condition.